Italy coach Roberto Mancini sent his best wishes to San Marino side La Fiorita ahead of their match against Birkirkara the UEFA Europa Conference League. The San Marino side open their European campaign on Thursday against Birkirkara...

A Maltese man arrested in Libya in April will be charged this week over his alleged involvement in organised crime, drugs and human trafficking.  Malta’s authorities have been informed by their Libyan counterparts that Jesmond Vel...

Australia's prime minister announced 300,000 coronavirus vaccine doses will be rushed to Sydney Thursday, as the country's largest city struggled to bring a Delta outbreak under control. As a citywide lockdown entered its third week,...

After last year’s virtual edition, the Malta Book Festival is returning this year between November 3 and 7 at a new venue, the Malta Fairs & Convention Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali. Organised by the National Book Council, the 2021 e...

Malta’s Coalition on Human Trafficking and Prostitution Reform has called on minister Owen Bonnici to "reflect" on the government’s position on the full decriminalisation of prostitution and "sex buying". In a statement, issued a...

On June 15, the Treasury announced the issuance of two new Malta Government Stocks – one maturing in 2026 (five years) and another maturing in 2051 (30 years). This is the first time that such a long-dated bond was issued locally s...

Gżira United will be in familiar territory when they face Andorran side Sant Julia in the first qualifying round first leg of the UEFA Conference League in La Vella this evening (kick-off: 6pm). For the Maroons, this will be their f...

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Birkirkara will have their eyes firmly set on securing a much-needed victory in their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign opener when they host San Marino side La Fiorita at the Centenary Stadium (kick-off: 8pm). On paper, the Str...

Honda’s retro-styled Monkey has been given a new engine as part of a range of updates for the 2022 model-year motorcycle.  Inspired by the classic bike from the 1970s, the Monkey was revived in 2018 with many up-to-date touches bu...

A group of politicians, academics, authors and activists have come together to call on the government to fight racism through "working-class unity and by respecting worker’s dignity".  In the letter signed by over 50 signatories, ...

Speaking just hours after the Financial Action Task Force greylisted Malta, Prime Minister Robert Abela said some people were untouchable in the past, implying this is no longer the case. He should look again. Below are the names of ...

The author of a controversial Dom Mintoff biography says he had been asked to rewrite or censor sensitive passages about the former prime minister’s personal life but refused to do so. Mark Montebello, a Dominican friar and histori...

The Planning Authority recently approved the controversial dB Group’s mega development of a 12-storey hotel, two 17- and 18-storey residential towers and other retail facilities on the former ITS site. With this decision, the gover...

The As Freya from Misurata to Taranto (CMA CGM Malta Agency Ltd), the MV Eurocargo Malta from Catania to Catania (Sullivan Maritime Ltd) and the Ningbo Express to Damietta/Nhava Sheva (Bianchi and Co Ltd) today. The Kreta S from Kope...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday. Times of Malta reports that 10 cases of the highly infectious Delta variant have been detected as the number of new COVID-19 cases rises to 25, the highest figure ...

It’s 1994. A fourth-term, backbench Nationalist MP Lino Gauci Borda resigns from parliament. The newspaper Alternattiva had just revealed that he had a UK investment account, with £48,000, that he had never declared to the taxman....

Dozens of US states joined forces in a lawsuit filed Wednesday accusing Google of abusing its power when it comes to getting apps for Android-powered mobile devices. The litigation aimed at the Play Store online shop for apps and oth...

Obituary CALAMATTA. On July 7, ALFRED, aged 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Janis, his daughter Gabie, his son Nick and his wife Diana, his adored grandsons Max and Marcus; hi...

We live in amazing times. The last dozen or so months have been marked by health concerns and fears about the future. The COVID-19 pandemic might well have taken Poland back to the 1990s. Fortunately, the scenario has not materialise...